Festivities include bands, German beer, bratwursts

9:34 AM,
Oct. 2, 2013

Photo of Philip McGibney during Oktoberfest in Suntree.

Written by

Lyn Dowling
| For FLORIDA TODAY

"In heaven there is no beer," the old German song goes. That may be because a whole lot of it will be in Central Brevard this October.

Alas, Melbourne Oktoberfest, in Wickham Park for "double-digits-years," in the words of park supervisor Jeff Whitehead, will not return, at least in its former guise, but other areas of the county have stepped to the fore for an ein, zwei, g'suffa.

It's always Oktoberfest at Coasters Pub & Biergarten in Melbourne, where Bavarian blue and white decorates the walls and Bavarian beers decorate the taps, but nothing is special as the actual time period. ...